Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
The WEATHER
WiudUncton.    Jun.    SS — Bhow«r»
.«nn.V«» morninir. follow*! by P«rtlr . .-ll ^ «ii1 iiishtly cool«r la iif1«r- nit, :i     M.^n l,^y  fair.
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The  Only   Sunday   N'ewapaper <*ovrrini[ ihe Wjuniing Yilley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JUNE 26,1927
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
STORM AND LIGHTNING CAUSE HAVOC IN VALLEY; FAMILIES ORDERED OUT AS CAVE AREA WIDENS
IT IHEFT IS
One Home In Kingston Suf¬ fers Loss That Totals Several Thousand Dollars
NO ARRESTS
Boldness Of Marauders In¬ dicated As People Seei< Lone Means Of Protection >
Dog Saves Four; Master Is Lost
Brampton. Ont,, June S5 (U r ¦ Rover, a stubby-tallorl and utom hearted Airedale, savpd the llvaa of four boys but waji unable to reacue his younir martrr when tho cave-In of a creek liank Inirled flve boys and the doB to<lay.
They were playing on Fletoher's fpeek, nenr the town, whea the liiink collap.'ied, covering them with 'lli-t and irravel.
Hover worked his wny loose and tore frantlndly into the dirt with hi.s forepawH, as he u.sed to do when hunting TObblts with Kred Warr, 12, his owner. He TT>anaRed to scoop away enoufrh ef the dirt to allow the boya air. Meanwhile Nomvan Cook, o le of ths boy», wrlffg-led dfvar. He ran to town and aroused the  people.
When men arrived at the aoenc. Rover, exha\iste<l by his effortJ^ was on the (rround, unable to move. The men diiir awny the t>11o and took out the boy.s but Warr waa dead. The othera and the Airedale wero revived after about an hour's work.
KILLED TO
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Lower End Miner is Shot By Enemy Whose Arrest And Fining He Caused
BROTHER WITH VICTIM
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NUMEROUS SCARES
^nioususd. cf dollara In aecurltles, cash and Jewels were taken by thieves I In a dayllKht robbery ataped on Thurs- I day mornlnfr at tho home ot Mrs, Henry O. Davis, who resides at the comer ot Chester street and WyomlnR avenuo, Klnirston, Mrs. Davis la the widow ot tho late Henry Davis, who, at the time ot his death, was servlnB as treasurer of l.uzerne County. ¦ The dayllffht visit by the thieve'! to the home ot Mrs. Davis was the cli¬ max ot a robbery scare that has held Kingston In the throes of fear for the paat three weeks, the police depart¬ ment being apparently helplesa to curb the marauders who have shown the greatest daring that haa ever featured outlawry anywhero in Luzerne County,
Mtb, Davis had gone to tho base¬ ment of her home between the hours of ten and eleven oVIock on Thurs¬ day morning. A woman whom aho employed was engagei In cleaning work on tho front porch of the home. Unobserved tho thief or thievea en¬ tered to the flrst floor of the rosldeneo and went directly to a buffet drawer where a purse nnd folder wero kept by Mrs. Davis.
FYom the purae ca.ih In tho nmount ot flfty-atx dollars was taken, together with three diamond rings nnd a dia¬ mond brooch. From the folder sev¬ eral caah bonds were removed. The marauder or marauders then silently left the plnce, leaving no clues as to Identity. The police In subsequent Investigations have heen able to slip- Ply no Information. Mrs. Davis Im¬ mediately aent notice to all financial Institutions to h.^vo payment stopped en the bonds and It Is hoped that out¬ side police departments, throtigh Iden¬ tity of the bond.s, will bo able to make *o arrest.
^ Otlier  Rohberiea
In the pa.st two weeks a total of ten robberies hnve been committed In the dlstrlctof Kingston embraced between Hutter and Schuyler nventies and be¬ tween Main street nnd Division street. Previously, thieves harl rnt^red more than twenty places scattered through¬ out the borough. At a hnme on Page ¦treet two of the marauders were found early at night mnking their way about with a flash liu-ht When commanded to halt they fled through a front door.
Again, at the home of Mrs. Mnry Callahan, men who had broken through a fiont door were frightened away whon a *on of the woman fla^h- id a revolver In their fnce.s. .\ theory 1 llu been ad\anced that men reducerl I to  Idleness  by  the  slump  of  Industry ,
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Assaiiant When Turned Over To Police Is Said To Have Made Confession
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MIND DERANGED
Blanl< Cartridge Pistol Causes Wound To Boy And Motor¬ cars Hurt Many
MINERS VICTIMS
WyomlnR- Volley'a week-end acci¬ dent list contains o^« death and In¬ jury to fUtecn peraonn, accordlnR to hoapltal reports rornplled last nlffht. Most oC tha Injured are victims of nutomoblles. while mine accldenta were the next larptst contributor to the heavy toll. Other h^crhllRhts amonff yesterday's cases Included a boy who nhot himself and a baseball player who received a fractured skull during a gaiiio.
John Klebert, nlno. of 258 Prlngle street, was accidontly :ihot yesterday whilo handling a blank cartrtdpo pis¬ tol near hla home. He suffered a deep wound that required quick treatment at Nesbltt West Sldo Hospital. His condition wns reported fnlr last niffht and surgeons rxprcsseil the IwUpf that the boy will not have lo underg-o the amputation of any  fingers.
Bert Hadden. four, of 07 Roosevelt street, Edwardsville. received sUeht Injuries yesterday when struck by a truck of tho I^arkln bakery. He was treated at Nesbltt Hospital nnd tnen went home.
Russell 1-opt, 26, of Meshoppen. nar¬ rowly escaped death yestfrday after¬ noon durini; a ba.'^eball Rame at Kxeter. While playinj? on th<s Mes¬ hoppen Sunday school team, he wa-i hit on the head by a ball. Lopt was knocked unconscious. He was taken to rittston hospilnl where examination revealed a fracture of the skuii. Hl.s recovery  i.s expected.
Miners Iturne<l
Two miners were burned Ia.st night by an explosion of gas at No. 9 col¬ liery of the Lehlph & WiIkes-Barre Coal t'ompany. They are Jatk Jer- loro. 4 7, of 166 South Main .street. Ashley, and Matthew Botrusky. 46. of Kdrtardsville. Both are in General hospital.
While   Ht   work   at    Bo.ston   oolllery.
('onlin««d   on   I'Hce   i:.   Srcimn   1
CHARGE MARRIAGES FALSELY PERFORMED
A Knidtre held by Joe MIorelll of Hazleton, for the paat eleven monthii uffnlnst Joseph neoseo, of the same jilace, came to a climax ye.sterday morning when the former sent two bullets Into the Iwdy of fleo-sso, who ilied flvo hour.i later In a Mountain City hospital. A third bullet went wild. Mloreill attempted suicide by discharR- \ng thn two remalningr bullets In hi.s Kun, but interSrenco on the part of the victim's brother and another man prevented thi> a<t. i^olice later ar¬ rested tbe ullei^rd as.sailant antl they say he ha& confesse,!. A .38 calibre revolver was used tn the tragedy und attempted ijulclde.
Ijist July, MIorelll and Beosso were prlnilpals In a tlKhl and Iho latter had MIorelll arrested. He was flnetl twenty- flve dollars on one charKo and %32.^.n on anolher charpe. .'.t that time Mlorelli hnd a ffup but didn't use it. In bis confession yesterday to author¬ ities, the alleRcd murderer said thut be -went to BeoM.MO repeatedly and tohl him that unless he made gojd on a rofund of the fines ho "would make trouble for him."
Invcstijratlon of 'he case reveals Ihal Hcosso waa employed at No. S2 slope, <>anl)erry Creek Coal Company, nn<l MIorelll was employed al No. 1 slope. both men enterlnB tho company's proi>erty on the j^iime path. At 6:45 yesterday morninK hoth men were on the path, Beosso walkInK with his hrother and another man about ffteen feet ahead of Mlordli, when suddenly the latter whipped out a revo'.ver and fired Ihree shots, two of the bullets enterlnsr Beossos h:ick. The dead man'.s brother and Juliur. Kaplsh turn¬ ed suddenly and saw MIorelll lift the gun to his head Before tbey reached him he discharged two shot.s, one bul¬ let passing through the peak of his mining cap, and the .second went wild us both men grahberMils arms,
MIorelll Is well educated A letter written by him nnd nditressed to Condy Beosso, brother of the dead man. stated: "When you receive this. I will he dead." The letter written in black Ink but addres.sed in red ink, further slated the cause of the quarrel and the rea.sons tor the murder. Kriends or the alleged assailant say he was shell shocke<l. He served with the Austrian .\rmy in the World War. He Is supposed to have pulled a gun on mnny people within Ihe i.ast few- years. Miorelii lold polire lie IxiUKht Ihe gun he use<I yesterday in a Hazle¬ ton store about ten days aso Kvery precaution Is being used by Hazleton police to prevent his allempling sui¬ cide 111 the city Jail. Ho will face u first decree murder charge.
Both Beosso and Miorelii are unmar¬ ried.
Woman Is Told She Must Hang
(^tc.p4r<\ June rr> -Mrs. Catherine (*asejer ^vaa sentenc*<l today lo be hahiceil on tVtobiT Tl for murder. She was the thirl woman to r«calve the death srntonco in rhlca^o, and If the sentence \s cnnietl out ahe will be the Mrst of her »m% to he hanRed  in t'ook county.
Mrs, I'assler «as ronvlctwl of ploitmff the munltT of Wllhum l*lnd.'*trom. Tho m<»iive whh sjiid lo have been a 11.ooo life insuranre policy Ulndstrom carried. - JudR*' I»hllip Hulllvan toiluy overruled the motion of her atiorne>R for a new trill! an"* pionouni*-.! smtence.
HORSE SHOW IS AnRACTION FOR BIG CROWD
Battery Units Bring Display Of Horsemanship And Equine Skill To Big Crowd
PITTSTON STARS
PLACED IN PERIL
Long Stretch Of Washington Avenue In Larksville is Declared Uninhabitable
SURFACE TO FALL
Tux) Dmicncd; Four Are Killed
Wellshurt.   W.   V«-.   June   «. Marie    Burnslde.    l.s.    and    Marie WriKht, \ti, Wellshurg, were drown¬ ed late to«Uy while swimmlnc In a creek one mile noiih of her*.
Dayton, Ohio, June S3 -Kour per¬ sons are ilead nnd il hun, anme seriously, a:^ tbe result of a head on collision lietween two traction cars of the Dayton and Troy Kleetrle Itallwiiy Company at Ht No. 3 on the new Troy pike Jusl north of Mil'ook Kield.
WltnesNCH ^ald Iwo cars rams to¬ gether n.n they rounde.1 the curve on Ihe aingle track The flve oclock Lima I.imlteil traction north Wound out of na>ton waa in charge of MoiiirmMn t'overt Kessler and I'onilu.ior Holnui Stevens, twih of
'I'll'pe, STi(n>   1 'it)'.
BOLTS OF FLAME MAKE FOUR HITS WITH HE A VY LOSS
Torrential Rain That Starts Shortly Before Midnight Is Accompanied By Sharp Display Of Lightning That Makes Contact In Several Sections Of Nearby District
Guards On Constant Duty To Prevent The Possibility Ot A Loss Of Life
1 THOROUGHFARES ARE FLOODED
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STREET CARS HALTED
BY RACE HATRED; IS
iMine Mules And Draught ! Horses Are Given Leading !    Part In Splendid Shov^
MANY WINNERS
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MOSE MENDELSOHN IS APOPLEXY VICTIM WHILE   UPON   VISIT
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Elkton, Md., .Tune 25—UP—Legality of aome 500 marrlaercs performed by Elkton's new "marrying- parson*' since he camo here in January was quefl- tloncd by rooll county and church i authorities   today. j
Rov. Ulchanl V. WeMren in the i preacher ir.volved. >!e \n about r>01 year.s old. Slate'c attorney Henry I... j Ccnstalile s.ud that J. W. Colona, su- ! perintendent ut the Wllminifton dis-¦ trict. Me'hodist Kplscopal conference, had charKPd Wcatren wa« not quail-' fled to perform the marriage cere- ' mony. j
Bisnop McDowell of thla diocese has [ taken the same .«itand. Constable aald.' If the charee.s are proved, the nei^ly ^ e'is who patroniz*"d th;.s popular "Gretna C.reen" miKht have lo be re- wed to e.^iabliNh property and other leps!   ri?ht=,   f   "a"-   .*aid.
*^e5trcD htmaeU m&lntBixu that he
waa ndmittwl into the church nt a conference In Iowa," Countable said. "1 have not heard from thiK confer¬ ence. We.st ren was hfrc .«om(? years ago.    He  wmt  away  and   came  back.
"If it .should be proved that he ha.** not tli*^ npht to marry, I should, think thut wnuld lii^vc a very serious efTeti upon the marriuffrs he haf performed from th*! point of view of the IckoI matters ari: ln»; out of marriage, the rl^ht of tlie wife to Inherit her share of her hu.-'band's estate, and like mat¬ ters.
"The law of Maryland, unlike the laws of many other Htatep, requires a rcliiclouH ctremony to make the mar- rlaj^ valid.
"If it should he proved \hi\i he has Ijeen inarr>inK without poHsesslnif the right lo do nt\ I think he !*hould be stopped from r^riormtng thf terc- moniee and l>e punished for what be h^£ done.'
Mose MendelHOhn. well known roof¬ ing and bulldlnK (ontraitor. reHidlntr at 135 Old Hlver Uoad. died middenly la.tt nirht after m stroke of apoplexy. His death o<curred at 10:10 o'clock while he wa.s vlnltinR friend.«i on Welles Ktre<^t, I'orty Korl. Immwliately after he <'olIap.s«'<I. Coroner K. I). Thomaa wa.s railed »s ' ii- .lUcndli « phyHictan find declareil ¦ nd   had  rome
Inatantly.
Mr.    Mendr I-<.hn    v. ii-    well    known IhrouBhout the tity where he had IK- pra'^-tk-ally   all   hi«   life.      He    wa."^ brother to Dr. I. MendeUohn who died two yearH ago in Atlantic City.
Kurvivinir Kim are hi.'* mother an : the following hrothers and .lister!": I> .1. C Mendelsohn, Henry. -IuIiuk. Ano;. and Harah. of thm nty; l^amue! of ('hi- ca^o: Ben.tamin. an attorney in Wnr- lester.  '' "' Abraham of  !' •¦
via«.
Th.* se<ond annual hoi*M show of the !Ot»lh Field Artillery and the t\rm\ com- jileto horsft show RY^ conducteil In the valley, wan held yestenlay aft ftr noon on the .\rmory "Inll Hehl In Wentnimir, and a crowd of four thounand wRichc<l *he varied exhibitions that Inc1ud«d every claas of equine* ilmwI here, a full demomitraUon of fleld artillery ami the mounted Rnmcfl that brought real amu.iecmnt. The weather, after ihrentenlng all thmuRh tho morning. elearcKl up for the Htart of the pro- i^riLm aji'j no remained all through the afte«"noon. The sun wfui bright but never too  wami.
Tho trrwpei-s of Bjtttrr>' IC. com¬ manded by Auatln l^hie, «irrie<l tho most points In the afternoon tompeti- tlon. In thfl events opcneil to the horsemen of ths valley. IMtaton crowde<l the honors. In the gentle- man'a fuuldle claim the horse.M of J. V. Keating and Jajnes F. O'Hoylc took first and thlnl places and »econd prlre wont to that of W. S. Ivee of Wilkes- Harre but was rWd*n by I-.ieu', Nelson Meyers, of PlltBton.
Honors continued for PittMon In the final event, the open Jumping clasa, when bleut. Meyers, rldrnp his horse "Jim", took rti-st place. It was the Haine combination which won In the Jumping event of last yar's show.
Interest waa held for the large gal¬ lery all through as the program pro¬ ceeded througrh Its evrm.f and held con>*t.mtly to the tim*' .¦'¦' in advan(«. Flr.sullins from this rfTlnent handling of affuii's. the show v^a.- complete*! in giMxI time.
Artillery   Demnristralhm
Hturting promptly .i* (iie-lhirty was the flrwt event, not ji '<>mpetiilon but a trood Ntart for a military show. It wa-s K demonslratiop ff tho work of field artillery. The section, consisting uf a KTin and cal>.son, drawn by the regulation two teani^ of six horse-i eat-h. wjw forme<l of the caretakers stationed permanenti> at the v\rmory. Thry were formed nis a 8e<-tlon and trained by Caplain Harry A. rrentlM, comander of Batfiy I> of the 109th. who commanded th'- work ye.nterday. Serjeant I^eroy Il;inke,r was chief of nectlon.
The section ^\ent through ail de- laJlH of the aitillerv duties. The start wa.s made with th' horHCH tied to the wheels of the i .in i:iife.i and the har¬ ness dcpoHited OJI the limber tongues. In six minute- tl.e lemns were har- neascd und hit'hed. Then u^pnm u <lcmDnstratton drill and tho gun wan pulled Into action and a shot fired.
Flr^ft   of   the   competitiona   was   the
class   for   mine   muh-n   and   they   pre*
sented an fvtnt that could ht; produced
in  no hui s<- ^how  outside   ~f the  coal
reglon.s     privtng In the usual manner
-wlthuni   reins  for   the   tandem   two-
mule  t< .rn-    they  entered  the  field  to
encount< I     an     unusual     iwene.    The
mult      u-   accustomed to lonely work
In ' t'     l.i.k mlncH and the sudden en-
inio    a    bright    fleW    crowded
human.H   was  too murh.    In
xh*-  tKind  5truck   up a   lively
air   ah   they   come   on   and   Hpri(;ht)y
(lH.ch4^s   were   witnessed   us   the   mule»
•'! their places.    ><*.¦¦'.•¦
o qutctc/J. some *
<re given.    It wm:
(hiiiii   i»p«^   to   most   people   and   \^a,e
murh enjoyed.
A   milliary  rlass  came  next  mi  the CoDtmned oo Pane i, 8tcUoa 1
Sacrificed to the necessity of re. moving ths top coal snd other miremi left for pillars in the mines bordering tho boroughs of I.arkavllle and Ply¬ mouth, nil residents of a long rench of Wti^hlngton svenue, Larksville. were notified yestenlay to leave ihiili homes or oo-upy them further st rlr-k of their own safety. The territory af fcctcd runs from th«* Dooley home Nteail on Wiushlngton svenue to what is known as the HuIIh Kye, a section of roal lund lylns between Citrvei- street  and   the   Vine  sinoi   extension.
The situation became so serious last night at 8 o'clock that all t>iL>><<'iiKer trolley nervlcu was suspended by the Wl'ki'S-Hurre Hallway Comiiany. No cars were nin over the affected area on Washington avenun and men snd womrn who ucio furce<S to tranafei- fnund Increased Inconvsnlencs during ths heavy  atorm.
A store and four dwelhng are at present empty of occupants l>e(au»ie of settlings. Brennan Brothers ntore wnrt vucutsd while the set ond flonr spaii- ment of Andrew Brennsn In the same building was found unsafo for further occupancy. Tho lealdente of Mrs. Mary (irlmes, a widow, l.n also vsisnt while in the sam»> block her married daughter was forced to move out. The family of Thomas KmtE was com¬ pelled  to  seek  new   quarters.
Th« chief settling that occurred laM night affected tha mi<ldl»! of the htreet near the hotne.M of Henry Duililii, Patrick Brennan. Miss Nellie Rltcosky und Wlllla.m Klsher. The ground near tho Boon butcher ;,hop also be^tan to develop fianures.
Guards On IhJiy
Guards patrolled the fllstrlct all of Friday nlifht and others were ajniigne«i to duty yesterday and last night, in order that the utmost prei'sutlons might bo taken agumst the menace Agents of the coal companies rnrve*! offlclal notice on the householders, in¬ forming them Ihat the promotion of mining rcquircl that the surface t>e | let down. j
First signs ofthe Impending generni cave came more than a week ngo when the Brennan Biijthers slors st the corner of Washington svenun and Htu4a ntreet, I-arksvlhe, was damaged beyond the point of o<xupancy. 0;i Krtday morning, after the business hm! been movA'I f;om Ita okl stand at whnt IS known hh KhM Knd Cornrrs, the property was ogain torn hy sub- sldenoes  of the earth.
In  the course of severnl  yexirs ths Hudson Coal Company  hss  punhnsed title    to    olmont    two    million    dollars worth   of   property   In   the   I^rkKVillf region,  permUJlng residents \o i'*mnn. on condtllon that they exllnRul^h fti- nt   night   and   olhrr wise   ntf or* I   • selvert   protection.    Off   the   W • ton   avenue   district   thrre   in   :i   .   ._ area that  has been  fearfully damiiged but  which  has bt^en  left  without   (tur- chuHS   or     other     remedial     mrtliiini. Htr'^*test   watchfulness   will   l>e   rriiun- talned   to   prevent   tragedy   while   the caves are in prorress.
Wilkes-Barre Townshio Is Scene Of Crime — Three Others Wounded In Attacks
HAMMER ALSO USED
BROOKS & COMPANY EMPLOYEES    ENJOY AN ANNUAL OUTING
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T7pward of one hundred and twenty- flve employen of J   H. Brooks A Com-
puny,  hrok'rf,  ynvterday  attended the third    annuitl    outmg    h^M    n'     trrm ploye*s  from  the  Scrnni'- Temple Country Club at  : -    -• .^^ und an anjovhu,.
i»-ton and Wilkes-Barr' Oolf.  tennis and <ai lun-d   the  afiernmin   progrsm was  furnished  by  ndllRHn> ft- for dancing in th* evcnnij and appeiizinx dinr'
Karly this morning several Murgeonn were |>erformlnK delicate nperatioMS In General hospital In nn effort to snve the life of Arthur ,!nrk»on, nged tb, coli.re.l. nf 197  1 ¦ :¦ ine Is-
boiiM- MTid Itlnt'i » was
stabbed   l>y   nn   i i.mt   tn
an alley at Oeoiffsiuwu bhuitly before midnight.    '
At 2 o'clork this morning township authorities srrente*! John I'osturk. 41, and Michael Bridge, 34, l>oth boardera at 7fl Walnut atreet, fJeorgetnwn. They were fnund In l»ed Onn of Bridge's hands vmn reporteil covered \sHh blood whll«s ih" clothes of lK»th men bore further marks indicating they had been mixed ui) In a rutting sffmy.
They were bmuftM lo this ''Ity and then taken to tienersi Hohpltal where they were to Im partule<l before the negro for identifleaUon when he emerg¬ ed from the «ther. Two other men ar¬ rested piirll'>r In the nla"ht, were also bol(ig t]Malni>4l ss material  witnesses.
Thn dislike of certain residents of neorgelown for Negroea is snld to have lieen responsible for th<) stnbbing nnd hlushlng. It is said that Jurksnn s aMomen w;ih ntitnlied by a large knifc at h a<it a half doxt:n times. When he waa pirked up by (Ieorgetown pollci> .Inck.Hon n Int eat tries were hanging on the sIda of hts Insly nntl bl(K>d wna coming from a docen wounds. John Dando, aged 19, of th Willow atret, (teorget OW n, who wa a arreat ed by neorfc^tiiw-n police folK>wing the atab- blnK. Is «ald to have t>ecn carrying n levolver. .John Hnlrrut. aged 41, of 101 Hpruce street, <Ieorgetown. tha other man arrested, ts Ifeing held as a wtt- neas,
According to the story learned by tleorgetown poliee, .lackson Is a labor¬ er for John Hiilma. They work for Hud:ton Coal Co. JocksOii Is auld to h« an excf" • ' 'v -< . i.tuyer and singer and  last   r ,  Invited Ja* kson
!o bring ( ¦  his home. Kiirly
In the evpiiKu ih'r t o|nre-l man In said to have nitianted coii<i'J ralile atten¬ tion on the streets of tleorgetow-n as he went slong htrummlng his banjo and crrmning a tune.
Ilraenled  Ry   Crowd       ¦
ffalms nnd   l.ick.non  went to Ihe pool
'or>   known
.orlhamition
( Oft rantf and
•«i  fur Mfiali  tli^itK*)  but   M.   l.t   ^.ii'l
1   several   patron.s  of  the  storr*   did
^A•'^   llki   f'       —     *"    •¦'   ' '
said  to   ). I
and scvr n
and allhoiu-i iiciicl woid^ wtre w^f^X no l^i'>\^M wt'if wtruclc
l>urln;{ the argument It la said that several young men entered the store and tuid Jackaon thut Ihey would tak** him to a wedding where he coul * make some money through hla muM cal talent. Jackson and t4alma lif the ntore and sturtrfl through Bvsna alley which b'Sds from Northampton street \"  \ .      .      -    . _
tanc» ff
son and  . 'i
Is said  to  have  ijeen  bit  a  Iflcw  over
th*" h^nd snd fell down. The unknown
• nts   then   tackled
irn    open    with   a
able  lo  gel   to  hls
¦  and iHm" tuanins toward North-
tnn Htreet >riling that he hsd l>een
Chief of police Mujikes and
I n     Wnrd     were     nearby     on
¦It.ton    ^^reet,    l> .UO    'hiiT
ontmued  on  I'u^-
Thou.fandH (*f dollars dnmage reault- *^1 last night when the wnrat storm of the year Inshed Wyoming Valley. Kour 111.Mini;*.   v<r;.> Miuck by  llghlnii' ¦   II..    Nii'n   pl.iyed   havoc   In   \' -. 1  !¦ itcd  .li*(ricts.     Ten  pei-son«   ¦ stunned   by   the   shocks   ss   dwelhnga ;\veie net  on  flre.  bul  no one  uas fat- j.l^^  injinf-l, authorities declesred nfter I I . ll.. k  MH madn nt midnight.    A laim 'mi   M|t«rni>n henvlly stixke*l with farm : itnplementa nnd cn>p4i was totally de- ,Htroye<i  with heavy loss. {     Hundreils  of  homes    and    business I plsi e.n   m   (he   rlty   snd   auburlta   were fliHHiefl     ss    the     tnrrenta     Intindaleit 'ntreets    to    a    depth   of seversi   feet. I Trolley o«r sarvlce   was  pnmlysed  in half   a   dozen   different   dlatrlctn   wh«*n ' IliH   wnter   Uuked   up   ott   ihe   tracks. Ilultriwdn entering Ihe rtty manng<'l l<> weather the downixiur  that  at   ' rcsemblml     a    cloudburst.     Tclri and   electric     light     srrvlcs     sutt. .  - heavily   but   early   to«1ny   norntal  con- d'tionn hiul l>een resumed.
The slorm broke st 8 o'clock just sa the cenlral city wss thronged with ehoppeia und stote employer) on Ihelr \*.iy home. Kor ths neit hour these people were marooned tn doorways. CoRfualon wss tncraased in tha cenlral clly snd on the Weat Hide when the street lights failed. Firs companies imd polire uuthnrlilea were kapt busy thn remainder of thn nlghl answer¬ ing calls vnd appeals foi help. lisrii l>estniyed A blinding flush of lightning atruck H Inrge liam st Alderst^n, aet it nflnme nnd did rlsmsfs to the extent of ten thou.iand dollars. Ttta building la owneil by Arthur Hlull. n prominent farmer In that locality, and It con- tmed valuable fsrmtng Implementn, in- ( hiding a thrashing mschlne, a gaso¬ line engine snd twp wsffons, nil of whloh were totally <leMtroyed together wilh the barn, The alructiire wu*t locstad neur the Ij«hlirh Vulley stu tlun nt Aldernon. No nnlmuta wei< houand In tho Isirn. which was tho larK''*nt In thut section of the country, being seventy feet long, fifty feet wide and one stoiy nntl a liulf in helghtli Flames shooting ciut of tha largo building Illuminated tha nearby coun- trysid*. and within ten minutes two scorn people wero on the acene. A combinutioti chemical nnd hose truck Hsa dtnpati lie<l but was of little act - vice ss the bsin wan awlftly cunnum- od by ths flames which wars (annetl by a briak breaxe. Following the dn struction a cutaory check up of the loas WAN made by Mr. Htuil snl it WHS conservatively estlmatsd at about ten thousand dollara.
An electric wlrs leuibng to Ihe homo of Austin (/Malley. undortakrr. of 7::S Main ntreet, Avoca, wa/i hit by light¬ ning snd the flash was carried thruugh (he line Into ths dining room of the home where snvnrsl members of the O'Malley family were seated. Thn aide I wall was lightly discolored and the wall psper snd plaster was acorched. | Other than given a ahock. members ofj the C/Mslley family wera nut Iniureit.
No llrs reaulted from the flash.
A mule nhed at Boston tntliery. Hud
son   i'osl   Company,    and    Im-nted    ilt
'^¦'Vllle. wn» Is.^h'^d by n .itieu^ ami
 >i   fire.     Three  flre comi''inte'i   re-
I'-d.    The  blaiLe  wn.-*  put   out   with
chemicals   by   memt>ers   of   Company
No.  1.
A  Violent Slorm
The   atorm   broke   nut   ngnin   nt    It o'rlot^k In nil Hn fury nnd during this downpour lightning ntruck  the  horns of Oeorgs Hiillcavnge on Willow street. Kuzerne.     Hhlnfiles   were   ripped   from the roof nnd nome of the pluNter wslls Insldn   weif»  cracked      Hldlcuvuge  and his entire famil\ were r^nderefl uncon¬ scious   for   s   few   minutes   l>ut    Istti recovered      Thn   I.UKeriie   Hose   Com¬ pnny   snswered   snd   emllngulahed   tht bhizo   at   thf»   home      HI reels   In   tha Itrtnnet snd Kelly ' n depth of asv< .-..-.„ tnrni.
An nverhejilnd electric motor csuasA A slight firs In Allegheny Apnrtmenta st 04 HotMli Main street Inst night ut 10 o'olnck during ths he.lght nf ths storm. Lights In Ihe tiulldlng w«r4 disabled snd had lo be repaired.
At A :fl Inst nlghl the depsrtmsnt wsa mlled to extinguish a alight flr« on the city dump at Coal ntreet.
Prartlrnlly every atreat Intersertlo*. In the city wns flooded during Iha heavy rnln Inst night Htreris running from Iha Heights aection ware ver* Itsbls rivers snd sewers nnd dralni were unnbln to handle the great vol¬ ume ot water.
Aa hns been ths raan during srsr) henvy rslnstorm durtng the laat sev¬ ernl years. Brookside atreet, in ths northern aertton of tho city sns In. undnted nnd rellara of homes on Ihnl atrept were ftoodril with asverni fssl nf water Brot)kNtdn ntrnet st Wslf l^ns wsa under three feet nf wntrr nt -  -^  .    ............ ,,,^„  1,^,1 (^
• snd plnce . street nnd the teriiiUuis uf thu Atirct. The atrcei and properties arn flooded whon Mill Crepk, whii'h runa In ths rear of ths homci. I'-nvrii Its banka. Besldenta of the street hnvo l>cen petitioning city council for ynnrs to havo Iho rroek dredged but th^ lasus hos been ahovd from pillar In poat nml the realdenta contlnus to nurfer every time It ralas. Htrpsts Hooded
flouth Main strat from Pans street lo Hnnover ttreet r.na under ns hlffh HM two fcft of water and street cars Mere una liln to neRoltale It. At fl:)4 Houth Malil atiect, near Wood street. It was reported that the wutnr waa two fet deep. Cellars of ull homvs In that rectton were flooded when tho aeu em  backed  up.
An Viher ugfy condition existed at Houlh WuAhtngtou and Houth ctreols where Ihe water filled the sUeets, cov¬ ered ths sldawnlks ond ran into hust¬ neas places snd homes. A river of water csine down ths Bouth street bridge from the Heighta nnd. when ths tlrnina   were   unable   to   handle   It   i\
Continued  on   I'nge   i:.   Section   1
BYRD READY TO HOP ACROSS THE OCEAN
Roosevelt  Fljld.  N.  Y..    June    J8 —
r J»undsy) —With    a    thunder    storm
;   [ig   over   I/ong   laland.   Com-
iilchard     E.   Byrd     prepared
: ly   to  tuke  oft In  the  mono-
ptsiie  America for  a flight across the
Atlantic, provldwl the weather cleared
MUtflclcntly to permit a tnke off.
'If the storm keeps off until 4 o'clock we may go. Conditions In the hns of flight, outdlde the locsl area, are good," he said.
The flight  was B^.i for 4 n   m. Con¬ ditions  on  the  line  of  flight  over the Atlantic  were good snd the only  pos- i alhle barrier  wss  the  locnl   weather. I     While     Byrd     wss    communicating iwith Orover Whslen, mechsnicn nt the 'field were filling the reserve fuel Isnks nf   'h«    .Xm'J'ica,   to   l>e   ready   for  the n>rd derided to take off .
- ygSSKMKM
Commander Byrd wa^ In Wheallcj Hllla, reatlnff In preparation for tha start. Hla crew, Bert Acosts. pilot; lileutennnt Oeorge O- Novllle and Bert Ilulchen, were asleep at the Oarden City hotel.
Byrd received ths midnight weftth«x report  of James  H.   Kimball, meteor-^; ologlst    of  the    New   York    weatki bureau, and telephoneid    to    Whalen, who made the announcement.
The America stood on the Roorev**" Fleld   runway,   from     which     (^h;i    ¦ ¦ Lindbergh    and   Clarence   Chirr^ ¦      -: hnd   startefl   their  epochal   '" from which Rene Fonck's .
ed on hm attempt liat yeai  t
had poured 40i> more gsltona of gusO'
!inn   '.n'o   the   fuel   tanks,   giving   tb«
Mp.icity loni of U.JOO pounds.